NEW POLICIES TAKE EFFECT IN MARCH
[01-03-2016] Regulations on management, provision and use of radio and television services, conditions on setting up foreign traders’ representative offices and the number of Vice Chairpersons at provinces will take effect since March 2016.
DELOITTE: NEW DECREE ON WORK PERMIT FOR THE FOREIGNERS
[01-03-2016] The Government issued Decree 11/2016/ND-CP dated 3 February 2016 stipulating regulations on Work Permit applications, which will take effect from 1 April 2016. Accordingly, these new regulations would have certain impacts on the future assessment of Work Permit application, Work Permit exemption and Work Permit de-registration.
NEW POLICIES TAKE EFFECT IN FEBRUARY
[01-02-2016] A string of fresh policies on compulsory insurance for construction investment activities; assistance in vocationaiontal training and job search for workers whose land is withdrawn comes into effect since February, 2016.
NEW GUIDELINES ON ENTERPRISE REGISTRATION
[25-01-2016] As of December 1, 2015, the Ministry of Planning and Investment issued Circular 20/2015/TT-BKHDT (Circular 20) guiding Decree 78/2015/ND-CP on enterprise registration.
LEGAL DOCUMENTS ISSUED IN DECEMBER 2015
[20-01-2016] The Government and the PM issued 16 legal documents, including 11 Decrees and five Decisions in December 2015. Decree No. 131/2015/ND-CP provides guidance on national important projects based on regulations of the Public Investment Law and the Investment Law including the organization and activities of the state evaluation council for investment projects, procedures and contents and expenditures for evaluation of the national important projects.
NEW RULES WITH EFFECT FROM 2016
[05-01-2016] New laws and regulations on special consumption tax, supporting industries development, compulsory social insurance, region-based minimum wages and multidimensional poverty index take effect from January.
NEW POLICIES TAKE EFFECT IN JANUARY
[31-12-2015] New policies on special consumption tax, support industries development, compulsory social insurance, region-based minimum wage, and multidimensional poverty line will take effect in January.
IMPORTERS MUST HEED RULES FOR INVOICES
[24-12-2015] Enterprises circulating imported goods in the market should heed the important regulations on invoices, documents, such as their types and time limits of production, and the handling of relevant violations.